Standard Lemma guide

Maori

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmaʊɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈmɐʉɹiː/ New Zealand, anglicised
  • /ˈmæʊɹiː/ New Zealand, anglicised
  • [ˈmɑːɔɾi] New Zealand, approximating Māori pronunciation
  • New-Zealand: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊɹi
  • CMU ARPABET: M AW1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to the Māori.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The language of these people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Oceanic, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

5

noun

Meaning 5

an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ethnic minority

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

Across languages

Translations

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: маорски (maorski) — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Catalan: maori — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛利的 (Máolì de) — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Dutch: Maori — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Farefare: maori — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Finnish: maori- — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • French: maori — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • French: maorie — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Galician: maorí — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Icelandic: maórískur — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Irish: Maorach — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Macedonian: ма́орски (máorski) — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Manx: Maorach — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Māori: Māori — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Marathi: माओरी (māorī) — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maorisk — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maorisk — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Persian: مائوری (mâ'ori) — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Polish: maoryski — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Portuguese: maori — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Russian: маори́йский (maoríjskij) — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Spanish: maorí — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Swedish: maorisk — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Uyghur: ماۋرى (mawri) — of, from, or pertaining to the Māori
  • Afrikaans: Maori — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Bulgarian: маори (maori) — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛利人 (Máolì-rén) — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Czech: Maoři — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Danish: maori — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Dutch: Maori — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Estonian: maur — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Farefare: maoriga — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Farefare: maorisi — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Finnish: maorit — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Galician: maorí — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Greek: Μαορί (Maorí) — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Icelandic: Maóríi — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Irish: Maoraigh — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Japanese: マオリ人 (Maori-jin) — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Macedonian: Ма́ори (Máori) — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Māori: Māori — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Marathi: माओरी (māorī) — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Polish: Maorysi — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Portuguese: maori — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Russian: ма́ори (máori) — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Sotho: Bamaori — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Spanish: maorí — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Uyghur: ماۋرىلار (mawrilar) — indigenous people of New Zealand
  • Afrikaans: Maori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Catalan: maori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Dutch: Maori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Farefare: maoriga — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Farefare: maorisi — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Finnish: maori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • French: Maori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • French: Maorie — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Galician: maorí — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Greek: Μαορί (Maorí) — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Greek: των Μαορί (ton Maorí) — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Hawaiian: Māoli — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Irish: Maorach — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Macedonian: Ма́ор (Máor) — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Macedonian: Ма́орка (Máorka) — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Manx: Maorach — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Marathi: माओरी (māorī) — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Polish: Maorys — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Polish: Maoryska — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Portuguese: maori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Russian: ма́ори (máori) — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Sotho: Momaori — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Spanish: maorí — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Uyghur: ماۋرى (mawri) — member of the Maori people of New Zealand
  • Afrikaans: Maori — language of the Māori
  • Arabic: مَاوْرِيّ (māwriyy) — language of the Māori
  • Armenian: մաորի (maori) — language of the Māori
  • Catalan: maori — language of the Māori
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛利語 /毛利语 (Máolì-yǔ) — language of the Māori
  • Czech: maorština — language of the Māori
  • Dutch: Maori — language of the Māori
  • Farefare: maɔrɛ — language of the Māori
  • Finnish: maori — language of the Māori
  • Finnish: maorin kieli — language of the Māori
  • French: maori — language of the Māori
  • Galician: maorí — language of the Māori
  • German: Maori — language of the Māori
  • German: Maorisch — language of the Māori
  • Icelandic: maóríska — language of the Māori
  • Irish: Maorais — language of the Māori
  • Japanese: マオリ語 (Maori-go) — language of the Māori
  • Korean: 마오리어 (Maori-eo) — language of the Māori
  • Macedonian: маорски (maorski) — language of the Māori
  • Māori: te reo Māori — language of the Māori
  • Māori: Māori — language of the Māori
  • Marathi: माओरी (māorī) — language of the Māori
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maori — language of the Māori
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maori — language of the Māori
  • Polish: maoryski — language of the Māori
  • Portuguese: maori — language of the Māori
  • Russian: ма́ори (máori) — language of the Māori
  • Sotho: Semaori — language of the Māori
  • Spanish: maorí — language of the Māori
  • Turkish: Maori dili — language of the Māori
  • Uyghur: ماۋرى تىلى (mawri tili) — language of the Māori
  • Uyghur: ماۋرىچە (mawriche) — language of the Māori